We had a Meng-nificent Friday at Maspeth HS!
Congresswoman Grace Meng—a proud Queens native—stopped by to speak with students and faculty about leadership, civic engagement, and making a difference.
What an inspiring way to end the week!
U.S. Congresswoman Grace Meng is serving her seventh term in the United States House of Representatives, where she represents New York's Sixth Congressional District. Grace's district is located entirely in the New York City borough of Queens, including west, central, and northeast Queens.
In Congress, Grace serves on the powerful House Appropriations Committee where she is the Ranking Member of its Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies. Grace also sits on the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs and is New York's senior member of the Appropriations Committee. The House Appropriations Committee is responsible for funding the federal government's agencies, programs and activities.
Grace serves as the Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus and a co-Chair of the House Bipartisan Taskforce for Combatting Antisemitism.
Born in Elmhurst, Queens, and raised in the Elmhurst, Bayside, and Flushing sections of the borough, Grace attended local schools and graduated from Stuyvesant High School. She also attended the University of Michigan (Go Blue) before earning her law degree from Yeshiva University's Benjamin Cardozo School of Law.
Grace is raising her family in Queens, where she lives with her husband, Wayne, and their two sons.